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The term safety culture can be traced back to the 1986 nuclear explosion at Chernobyl. Today, we define safety culture around the shared systems of beliefs, values and attitudes in the workplace. The way organisations manage people is also evolving. Causing a move away from the traditional applications of safety culture to keep up with the new theories in management.
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A Work Health and Safety (WHS) incident can happen to anyone, anywhere, regardless of your company’s size, industry, or location. No matter what area of work you and your workers are engaged in, there is always the risk of an event or series of events that could cause injury, illness, death, and loss of your company’s assets and reputation.
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Safety management systems have come a long way in the last 250 years. Just think back to workplace conditions during the Industrial Revolution – almost no pay, child labour, very long hours, and extremely dangerous work conditions with exposure to chemicals, accident-prone machinery, and no WHS requirements whatsoever.
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Did you know that in just the year 2020, 194 Australians were killed while working? And another 120 000 were seriously injured? These numbers alone demonstrate just how important workplace health and safety really is. That’s why it’s so incredibly important that you make health and safety the top priority at your workplace today.
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At the centre of SafeWorkPro is an aim to make Australian construction businesses more competitive. We strive to reduce the waste of resources that comes with risk assessments, in a way that will not compromise the safety of employees. As many construction businesses would know, compliance with the Work Health and Safety Act can be challenging, especially when facing the demands of never ending paperwork and administration.
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Safety compliance software, health and safety software or risk assessment software? What’s the difference? Well these are but just a few names for what is essentially the same thing: software that makes the risk assessment process both more efficient and more compliant with OHS laws.
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In Australia, every state or territory has it’s own health & safety regulations enforced by their respective governmental authority. To ensure a safe workplace for all Australians, Safe Work Australia develops model codes of practice for a variety of high risk construction work. The purpose of these safety policies is to harmonise safe working practices and procedures under one legal framework.
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Workplace compensation is an unfortunate but necessary aspect of every industry in Australia. It is unfortunate in that a worker has experienced some form of injury or illness and it is necessary in that workers comp forms a crucial part of rehabilitation.
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Worksafe Western Australia is a government body responsible for the regulation of the state’s occupational health and safety legislation – specifically the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984. Worksafe WA is essentially the equivalent of Workcover Western Australia in that its mandate includes not only the education and promotion of safe work practices but also workplace inspection and enforcement.
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Risks in construction are hard to pinpoint but working from heights is one of the more obvious hazards. Even you’re an expert tightrope walker, it’s an accident waiting to happen as are many things in high risk construction work. A simple hazard and risk identification process can prevent a dangerous fall but what should a safe work method statement for working at heights look like?
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